Lil Yachty‘s posted up with Kanye West inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and from the look of things, Yachty’s vibing on “Donda” … while Ye’s morphing into a supervillain. The “Hit Bout It” rapper paid Kanye a visit at his makeshift ATL home ahead of the second “Donda” listening party set to go down Thursday evening —

Aaliyah fans who’ve been waiting years to be able to listen to her music on digital streaming platforms, are about to get it. According to Blackground Records — which owns the late singer’s masters and is rebranding as Blackground Records 2.0 — it’s partnering with the independent label EMPIRE to bring her songs to streaming

Biz Markie held a special place in Barack and Michelle Obama‘s hearts, as evidenced by the words they shared with his widow … which touched on a long-forgotten moment they shared in the run-up to the 2008 election. Mrs. Biz … Tara Hall herself, provided this copy of the letter the Obamas sent … and

Britney Spears just told a long, bizarre story about getting locked in her bathroom in the middle of the night … and it’s eyebrow-raising for sure. The pop star just shared her wild bathroom adventure, explaining how she got trapped in there in the first place and detailing the lengths to which she and others

Play video content TMZ.com Da Brat says it’s “way better now” being an openly gay rapper, and even though DaBaby‘s recent homophobic rant makes it seem otherwise — she’s “living out loud” with her ride or die fiancee Judy Dupart. The extremely happy couple joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and insisted DaBaby wasn’t speaking

Justin Bieber is apologizing for plugging Morgan Wallen‘s album — saying he didn’t know about Morgan’s n-word scandal, but now that he does … he admits it’s bringing back bad memories for him. The controversy started Wednesday morning when Justin posted an Instagram story saying he loved Morgan’s “Dangerous” album, a post that was quickly

Play video content TMZ.com Khloe Kardashian isn’t letting on if she has the inside scoop on whether Kanye West will actually release “Donda” this week … but she still has his back no matter what. Khloe was at The Grove in L.A. Wednesday with her daughter, True, and mom, Kris Jenner — along with nieces

Play video content TMZ.com T.I.‘s still super chill about his recent bust in Amsterdam … which he’s now calling “a slight kerfuffle” with a dash of “lost in translation.” We got the rapper and his wife, Tiny, Wednesday as they returned to the States, flying into LAX. We asked him to shed some light on

Play video content TMZ.com The Weeknd might think he’s living the “sober lite” life — but a renowned addiction interventionist says the language isn’t just contradictory, but downright harmful. Ken Seeley said as much Monday on “TMZ Live,” where he broke down why Abel’s seemingly innocuous choice of words here can be triggering and counterproductive

DaBaby‘s finally doing a mea culpa … he’s apologizing for the third time over his homophobic rant that led to him getting 86’d from various music festivals and his hit song with Dua Lipa being dropped from playlists. The rapper apologized with a lengthy statement Monday saying he’s educated himself and knows better now following

Play video content BET 1:56 PM PT — Biz Markie’s celebration of life is just now wrapping up, and as expected … it was an emotional ordeal, especially when the man’s widow stepped to the podium. Tara Davis delivered some heartfelt remarks during the memorial, and actually made a stunning revelation about who sent her

Dolly Parton threw down major dough she collected off the success of one of Whitney Houston‘s biggest hits — a rendition of Dolly’s, no doubt — into a Black Tennessee community … something that doesn’t appear to have been known, until now. The singer made the revelation this week during an appearance on ‘WWHL’ with

DaBaby just got the hook — Lollapalooza organizers are yanking him out of their Sunday night lineup, which he was supposed to headline … due to his ignorant and homophobic comments. The legendary festival, going down in Chicago this weekend, announced Sunday morning … “Lollapalooza was founded on diversity, inclusivity, respect, and love. With that

Play video content 42 Dugg has responded to a now-viral video of him kissing and licking his son’s neck — and he’s firing back with nothing but homophobia. The rapper addressed a clip he posted late this week in which he’s seen being affectionate with his young son — who just turned 3 — aboard

R. Kelly doesn’t want the feds to be given a chance to prove he had sex with a male — because the jury isn’t ready for that wrench … and might take it out on him in a verdict, assuming they’re homophobic. The singer’s legal team fired back to what federal prosecutors submitted last week

Britney Spears is telegraphing a message that has become increasingly obvious over the last few months … she’s done with just about everyone involved — directly or indirectly — in her conservatorship. Britney posted a simple message to her fans … “If standing up for yourself burns a bridge, I have matches” — a pretty

Paul Anka is celebrating a huge milestone … which explains the incredible response and tributes from across Hollywood. An impressive list of friends and admirers reached out Friday to wish the legendary singer and songwriter an awesome 80th birthday. Jennifer Aniston, Jimmy Kimmel, Alec Baldwin, Quincy Jones, John Travolta, Jason Bateman and Simon Cowell all

Kanye West is hosting another listening party for his upcoming “Donda” album at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta … but he’s still brainstorming on how to make the event unique to fill new seats. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Yeezy and his production team locked down Aug. 5 at MBS for another “Donda” listening

Biz Markie is getting a grand sendoff from his famous friends and family … his celebration of life is set for Monday in New York City. Sources tell TMZ … Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy and celebs like Fat Joe, LL Cool J, Papoose, Big Daddy Kane, Al B. Sure! and Leland Robinson will

The battle royale between Britney Spears‘ father and her conservator, Jodi Montgomery, is boiling over … Jodi wants Jamie out of the conservatorship and says Britney’s doctors agree. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Jodi is officially joining Britney’s bid to remove Jamie as the conservator of the singer’s estate. In the docs,

Play video content TMZ.com Soulja Boy‘s birthday party didn’t sit well with neighbors and especially the cops that shut it down … but he was still ridin’ high in a brand new McLaren that looked like a steroided-out bumble bee!!! Soulja arrived late for his own birthday party — in fact, so late cops already

1:34 PM PT — A rep for DaBaby tells us the rapper wasn’t dropped from the festival because of his homophobic comments. The rep says he pulled out of the festival months ago when events were being canceled because of COVID. The festival had promoted DaBaby as a performer as recently as 7/14, but the

1:10 PM PT — Though Dusty wasn’t supposed to play … the band has canceled its show that was scheduled for Wednesday night in Simpsonville, SC. ZZ Top’s longtime bassist, Dusty Hill, has died … TMZ has learned. Dusty passed away at his home in Houston, TX — this according to his bandmates, Billy Gibbons

Morgan Wallen‘s loyal fans are gonna love this … he’s out and about, taking a golf trip with buddies — but it’s another strong sign he’s getting ready to come out of hiding. Morgan and friends were on the links Wednesday down in Puerto Vallarta, so there’s a good chance the country music superstar is

Marilyn Manson says Esme Bianco‘s rape claims are not only bogus, but also come years too late for her to sue him … this according to new legal docs. The embattled singer just filed to dismiss the ‘GoT’ actress’ claims of sexual assault — and the crux of his argument is that she’s way past

3:59 PM PT — DaBaby’s issued an apology of sorts to people affected by HIV and AIDS, calling his comments “insensitive” but saying he didn’t mean to offend anyone … and that’s pretty much where his contrition ends. The rapper’s offering no apology to “any brands, networks, or artists that like to profit off of

Kanye West might be a billionaire, but he certainly isn’t living like one … he just showed off his living situation inside Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium … and it’s pretty bare-bones. Mr. West posted this picture of what we’re guessing is his bedroom somewhere inside the stadium … and it’s just a bed, some clothes, workout

Joey Jordison, one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Slipknot, has died. Joey died in his sleep Monday, according to his family. The cause of death is unclear, but a statement from his loved ones says he passed away peacefully. The family says Joey’s death “has left us with empty hearts and

Play video content BACKGRID Britney Spears‘ mother is staying pretty tight-lipped about her daughter, which is interesting … because she said a lot in new legal docs about removing Britney’s dad from her conservatorship. Lynne Spears was at LAX Sunday with Britney’s brother, Bryan, but neither had much to say about the ongoing “Free Britney”

Play video content DaBaby just attempted to explain why he went on an anti-gay and sexist diatribe during his set at Rolling Loud … by now saying his gay fans don’t have HIV/AIDS because they’re not “nasty gay n****s” or “junkies.” ICYMI, the rapper performed at RL over the weekend, and at one point encouraged